DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, is proud to sponsor the Eleckart competition during the 2025 Shaastra Technical Festival in Chennai, India, from Jan. 3-7, 2025.
The Eleckart event will test students’ understanding of digital electronics and their problem-solving capabilities using a minimal set of resources. The event consists of two rounds. The first round will test participants’ knowledge of creating electronic circuit diagrams using DigiKey’s Scheme-it platform. The final round will be on circuit building using actual components while managing the points that are deducted through components taken. Winners will receive prizes up to ₹50,000.
The festival is hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and showcases engineering, science and technology with competitions, lectures, exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops. Students can register for technology-related workshops focusing on the Internet of Things (IoT), rocket propulsion, Arduino, CAD for industrial designs, AI and machine learning, and quantum computing.
“DigiKey is excited to sponsor the Eleckart competition during IITM’s Shaastra Technical Festival and have a chance to connect with the 60,000 attendees that will visit the summit,” said Y.C. Wang, director of global academic programs at DigiKey. “India is one of DigiKey’s top markets and this opportunity allows us to interact with students, engineers and designers who will foster future innovations in India and around the world.”
On Jan. 4, DigiKey representatives will showcase Sparkfun’s Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) at the Eleckart event. Students can visit the DigiKey table to learn about the organization’s largest selection of technical components and about DigiKey’s tech resources such as online conversion calculators, PCB builders and design tools. Students can also receive free DigiKey PCB rulers.
